| Earlye Farm Wadhurst |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1923 | The Story of Wadhurst by Alfred A. Wace ⇒ p. 71 |
| 1931 | Wealden Iron by Ernest Straker ⇒ p. 273 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1332 | History | Earlye Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Earlye, so-called probably after the family of Arligh in the Subsidy Roll of 1332 - 150 acres, half in Frant, half in Wadhurst. | |||||
| 1690 to 1763 | History | Earlye | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| In 1690 a Nicholas Puxty sold Towngate, then part of the property, to his brother-in-law, Richard Comber. By him and his son the Towngate property, as it had then come to be called, was further increased by the purchase of Shotinghurst, Earlye, and the Dupleck's farm of 96 A. Richard Comber died in 1763, leaving his real estate to his sister Mary's son, Benjamin Newington | |||||
| 1763 | History | Earlye Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| Richard Comber of Towngate, died possessed of Earlye in 1763, having bought it from G. Lockyer. From him it went to a nephew, Benjamin Newington, then to Baker of Hightown, on his marriage with Benjamin Newington's niece, and back by exchange of other property to Newington of Towngate | |||||
| c 1795 |  | Part of the 1 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1795 by William Gardner and Thomas Gream | Earely Farm | ||
| c 1850 | History | Earlye Farm | Wace's Wadhurst | ||
| With Frankham, Earlye was bought by Henry Dixon | |||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; employs 3 people; occupation FARMER | Thomas Wells | Early | 1851 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Wife | Frances Wells | ||||
| Daughter | Frances M. Wells | ||||
| Son | Thomas Wells | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | Robert David | ||||
| Servant; occupation: house servant | Elizabeth Huntly | ||||
| Servant; occupation: farm labourer | Charles Jenner | ||||
| Servant; occupation Farm labourer | Henry Swift | ||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | Earlye Farm | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Stephen Cheesman, M, Head, married, age 32, born Mayfield, employs 2 men and 1 boy; occupation: farmer | Stephen Cheesman, farmer | Erley Farm | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Betsey Cheesman, F, Wife, married, age 32, born Wadhurst | Betsey Cheesman [Baker] | ||||
| Stephen P. Cheesman, M, Son, age 2, born Wadhurst | Stephen P. Cheesman | ||||
| Catherine L. Cheesman, F, Daughter, age 8 m, born Wadhurst | Catherine L. Cheesman | ||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Ebenezer Styles, M, Head, married, age 35, born Wadhurst; occupation Farm Labourer | Ebenezer Styles | Erley Cottage | 1881 Census Wadhurst, Sussex |
| Eliza Styles, F, Wife, married, age 36, born Burwash | Eliza Styles | ||||
| James Styles, M, Son, age 14, born Frant; occupation Farm Labourer | James Styles | ||||
| Eliza M. Styles, F, Daughter, age 11, born Pembury; occupation Scholar | Eliza M. Styles | ||||
| Mary Ann Styles, F, Daughter, age 6, born Tonbridge | Mary Ann Styles | ||||
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